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- Code Number:
- TAFV21P08_19
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N9104, West Coast Airlines, McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14, JT8D
- CN: 47081
LN: 155 First Flight: 19/08/967 Built: 07/07/967 Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A History: N9104 West Coast Airlines 23/08/1967 N9104 Air West 01/07/1968 tfd N9104 Hughes Airwest 01/07/1970 tfd N9104 Texas International Airlines 24/10/1975 N9104 Crashed, City of Lafayette dbr 16-11-1976 at DEN in runway overshot and subsequent fire after a rejected take-off due to a false stall warning on rotation Accident Report: Status: Final Date: 16/11/1976 Time: 17:30 MST Operator: Texas International Airlines Registration: N9104 Total airframe hrs: 24333 Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 81 Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 86 Airplane damage: Written off Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN) (United States of America) Phase: Takeoff (TOF) Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger Departure airport: Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN) (DEN/KDEN), United States of America Destination airport: Houston-Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH) (IAH/KIAH), United States of America Flight number: 987 Narrative: Stick shaker activation following rotation from runway 08R forced the crew to reject the take-off. The aircraft overran the runway, traversed drainage ditches and struck approach light stanchions.
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